Maryland Code, Education § 18-27A-03

(i) Select at least one content area in the local school system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department;

(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and

(iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher candidates and provide Program guidance;

(i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are noncertificated education support professionals;

(ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are provisional teachers; and

(iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the Program; and

(i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher candidates;

(ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and

(iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate's course of study.

(i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching profession;

(ii) Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and

(iii) Identifies at least one source of long-term funding for the Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long-term funding; and